Hudibras: A Poem, in Three Cantos, Volume 1, Issue 1Rickaby, 1793 - 317 pages |
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Page xi
... words , upon all occafions , that if they did not cut them short in pronunciation , they would grow tedious , and insufferable . " They infinitely affect rhyme , though it becomes their language the worst in the world , and spoils the ...
... words , upon all occafions , that if they did not cut them short in pronunciation , they would grow tedious , and insufferable . " They infinitely affect rhyme , though it becomes their language the worst in the world , and spoils the ...
Page xix
... words , and thoughts elegantly adapted to the occafion : objects which poffefs an affinity and congruity , or fometimes a contrast to each other , affembled with quickness and variety ; in fhort , every ingredient of wit , or of humour ...
... words , and thoughts elegantly adapted to the occafion : objects which poffefs an affinity and congruity , or fometimes a contrast to each other , affembled with quickness and variety ; in fhort , every ingredient of wit , or of humour ...
Page xxvii
... words , " Loro loro lilliburlero , that made an impreffion on the ( king's ) army that cannot be imagined by those that saw The whole army , and at last the people , both in city and country , were finging it perpetually ; and perhaps ...
... words , " Loro loro lilliburlero , that made an impreffion on the ( king's ) army that cannot be imagined by those that saw The whole army , and at last the people , both in city and country , were finging it perpetually ; and perhaps ...
Page xxxiii
... words than ideas , and the reader waftes much pains with them , and gets little information or amusement . Butler , on the contrary , has more ideas than words , his wit and learn- ing crowd fo faft upon him , that he cannot find room ...
... words than ideas , and the reader waftes much pains with them , and gets little information or amusement . Butler , on the contrary , has more ideas than words , his wit and learn- ing crowd fo faft upon him , that he cannot find room ...
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... not why ; When hard words , jealousies , and fears , Set folks , together by the ears , And made them fight , like mad or drunk , 5 For dame Religion as for Punk ; Whose honesty they all durft fwear for , Tho ' HUDI BRAS. ...
... not why ; When hard words , jealousies , and fears , Set folks , together by the ears , And made them fight , like mad or drunk , 5 For dame Religion as for Punk ; Whose honesty they all durft fwear for , Tho ' HUDI BRAS. ...
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againſt agen arms b'ing baſe bear bear-baiting beard beaſt Becauſe beſt blows Butler CANTO caſe cauſe Cerdon church cloſe confcience courſe Crowdero dame defigned diſpatch diſpute durance elſe ev'ry faid faints falſe fame faſt fatire fhall fide fight firſt flain fome fometimes ftout fuch fwear fword himſelf honour horſe houſe itſelf juſt juſtice Knight laſt learned leaſt leſs loſe Magnano moſt muſt ne'er noiſe noſe numbers o'er oath Orfin perfons pleaſe poem poet pow'r profe publiſhed Quoth fhe Quoth Hudibras Quoth Ralpho racters raiſe Ralpho reaſon refolv'd repreſent reſt Samuel Butler ſay ſecond ſee ſeen ſenſe ſet ſhall ſhe ſhould ſome ſpeak ſpeed ſpirit Squire ſtand ſtars ſtate ſteed ſtill ſtocks ſtone ſtout ſtraight ſtrange ſwear Talgol thee themſelves theſe thoſe thou Trulla turn'd twas underſtood Unleſs us'd uſe valour verſe whofe Whoſe worſe worſt wound